CyTown Announcement - Monday 9/19 (Links in OP)

[CY9008]

Anything that makes other fanbases envious makes me smile

 

[cyfan92]

Wedding's at the Alumni center all summer long will have a great place for guest hotel rooms and the after party. All within a a super short walk. No need for ride sharing, all you will need is on-site.

 

[Zyklon]

That's a great business plan for 7 days each year and terrible for 358 other days. Even the 7 days it would probably suck because it would run out of inventory.

I didn’t say a permanent place.

 

[cyfan92]

Ames City Council OKs $192M in projects included in final reinvestment district application

The city is days away from submitting the final application that could earn Ames $10 million in tax rebates over 20 years.

www.amestrib.com

Ames needs more quality housing options. These two projects will benefit one another. The dream scenario would be the Hunziker project doubles down on more for-sale and rental housing and ISU get's a HUGE hotel

 

[RedDog]

 

[2speedy1]

Is that a place with all local beer? Would be cool to have a place like that. Partner with a bunch of local places to do special Cyclone themed brews

Also, Mississippi River Distilling would be smart to try and get a place in Cytown.

Iowa Taproom - Des Moines, IA

The Iowa Taproom supports the growing tradition of diversity, creativity and excellence in Iowa beer. We also celebrate all of Iowa, from the farms to small towns and larger cities. We salut...

iowataproom.com

 

[ribsnwhiskey]

Any estimates on how many dump truck loads it will take to raise the grade? And plans for where this will come from?

7

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Any estimates on how many dump truck loads it will take to raise the grade? And plans for where this will come from?

Lots. The ground.

 

[besserheimerphat]

I've not read this whole thread, but you mentioned a sea of pavement. Has anyone touched on the time we have an actual sea of flood water in that area?
Honestly just curious about that part and didn't seen it brought up in the 8 pages or so that I've looked at.

Pollard said there will be a floating dock.

 

[JM4CY]

Any estimates on how many dump truck loads it will take to raise the grade? And plans for where this will come from?

Your mom.

 

[yowza]

So you dont think College kids are a big majority of the business of Freddy's? Kum&Go convenience, BareFoot Outfitters on Lincoln? You dont think they are the majority of the business of Cy's Roost, Welch Ave? Cy's Locker? ISU Book Store? Copyworks? Even CVS?

But these all are just fine year round, they all get a lot, probably most, of income from students, and dont get a huge influx of business that this location will on Game Days, from football, mens and womens Basketball, wrestling and volleyball, plus concerts, conventions and other events hosted by the area, including special olympics Iowa just to name one.

Time shall tell, but all those you list are close to central campus. This is out there. I would not hoof it there in the winter. Maybe if a sporting event on I was going to anyway, but not otherwise. Like I said I didn't have that kind of money. I would have been searching the daily newspaper late night pizza specials and trying to find someone to split it with.

Should have thrown in some condos, etc. Permanent audience.

 

[discydisc]

BUT HOW MANY PARKING SPACES WILL BE SACRIFICED!?

 

[drmwevr08]

BUT HOW MANY PARKING SPACES WILL BE SACRIFICED!?

WHO CARES?

 

[theshadow]

Links added to OP.

 

[Nor'MidWester]

I wasn't excited about the name CyTown but after some research I realized they must be naming it after renowned British film actor Cy Town, famous for roles such as "Dalek Operator" in Doctor Who.

It all makes sense now.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0869983/

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Time shall tell, but all those you list are close to central campus. This is out there. I would not hoof it there in the winter. Maybe if a sporting event on I was going to anyway, but not otherwise. Like I said I didn't have that kind of money. I would have been searching the daily newspaper late night pizza specials and trying to find someone to split it with.

Should have thrown in some condos, etc. Permanent audience.

It's a lot closer to MWL than central campus is. Closer to all of the Beach Ave housing and a lot of the Greek housing as well.

 

[HFCS]

I love this project. If they do outdoor gamewatches right I could see it being full for vast majority of away games except maybe the last one or two of the year.

I do worry about flooding, hopefully they consider that in the design. I mean you'd think they would.

 

[HFCS]

It's a lot closer to MWL than central campus is. Closer to all of the Beach Ave housing and a lot of the Greek housing as well.

Yeah, having lived in MWL and Helser when I was at ISU, then a rented house near Helser...this would be comparable distance to some of the dorms and all of the greek system as Welch is to lots of students now.

Not sure I'd have went there for a random friday night from the other side of campus, but if they had gigantic outdoor screen I'd have went there to hang out and watch away game football.

It's in no way an inconvenient location.

 

[besserheimerphat]

It's a lot closer to MWL than central campus is. Closer to all of the Beach Ave housing and a lot of the Greek housing as well.

And, IIRC, more and more students are living off campus. So having everything adjacent to central campus isn't a necessity anymore.

 

[besserheimerphat]

I wasn't excited about the name CyTown but after some research I realized they must be naming it after renowned British film actor Cy Town, famous for roles such as "Dalek Operator" in Doctor Who.

It all makes sense now.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0869983/

"Kansas must be EXTERMINATED!"